A U.S. designer of amphibian vehicles has come up with the Phibian, a high-speed vehicle that is just as happy in the water as it is on and off the road.
The craft was revealed to the public today, ahead of the annual conference of the American Society of Naval Engineers.
Gibbs Amphibians says its new vehicle has a top speed of 30mph on the water, and land speeds they coyly describe as 'highway-capable'.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ch-button.html
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Wed Feb 08 2012, 03:19 PM #1Hokie!
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OK, who wants one of these babies:
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Wed Feb 08 2012, 03:29 PM #2
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I'll take one of the Aquadas, the more individual-sized version
http://www.gibbstech.com/aquada.php
Looks pretty cool.... and 30mph over water and >100 over land
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Wed Feb 08 2012, 03:29 PM #3
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I'm still trying to get my hands on one of these!
The EM-50, or better know as the Urban Assault Vehicle.
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Wed Feb 08 2012, 04:37 PM #4
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Meh, Last Years Demo was better. Fastrack is baller. 0:57 and 1:06. Many involved are hokies.
ASNE Day 2011
And more on the fastrack
Tom
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Wed Feb 08 2012, 08:00 PM #5Hokie!
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Give me one of the yellow ones! Sweet!
The Fast Track looks like fun, but there isn't much ground clearance. Unless the belly is made out of relatively thick steel, guessing a rock would punch right through it."You start a conversation you can't even finish it
You're talkin' a lot, but you're not sayin' anything
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Wed Feb 08 2012, 08:21 PM #6
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Originally Posted by Edgeman
Could use a 30mm chain gun...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv9Eq1vopbc
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Wed Feb 08 2012, 09:02 PM #7
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Thu Feb 09 2012, 12:19 PM #8
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Hydrodynamically its still difficult to explain how the EFV works. Originally Posted by No1Hokie
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Thu Feb 09 2012, 01:37 PM #9
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goaltender? can't view youtube at work
Originally Posted by No1Hokie
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Thu Feb 09 2012, 07:31 PM #10
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Nah... just plain old brute force. Big waterjets powered by nearly twice the horsepower of an Abrams and huge planing surface. Once you get over the hump, off she goes. Beast mode. Originally Posted by Jerseyhokie29
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